Qualified SWPPP Practitioner and Developer (QSP/QSD) Practice Test

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• DWQ-2009-0009 regulates storm water discharges from?
• Annual reports are due each year by
• What does RUSLE stand for?
• What does NOI stand for in Permit Registration Documents?
• Which CGP monitoring element is required for all risk levels?
• SMARTS refers to
• CSMP stands for
• A paper copy of each Rain Event Action Plan (REAP) must be?
• Revisions to add/reduce disturbed acreage must be filed electronically within how many days?
• If the rainfall erosivity factor is 5 or above, what is required of the LRP?
• For a corporation, the approved signatory on LRP documentation must be:
• Under the CGP, a project's hydromodification requirements are superseded by
• Which statement best describes sampling activities under CGP?
• Visual Monitoring is required for which of the following?
• Which BMP category should be used as the primary line of defense for erosion preventing?
• Which is not called out as a phase of development in the General Permit?
• Which term describes the deposition of material after erosion occurs?
• CSMP and M&RP provide guidance for which combination of project types?
• What factors are used for RUSLE
• Which type of project SWPPP is explicitly stated to require Narrative BMPs?
• Which phase is the final stage according to the permit's recognized phases?
• What does NTU mean?
• REAPs apply to Level 2 and 3 projects only
• For Risk Level 3 site, receiving water monitoring is required when there is direct discharge to receiving waters and the effluent is outside the pH range of 6.0-9.0 or turbidity exceeds 500 NTU.
• ATS instrumentation shall record which of the following?
• Which condition must be met before a NOT can be submitted?
• The statement bioassessment exemptions may be allowed for projects in ecoregions with an index period that is outside of construction commencement implies exemptions are allowed in what scenario?
• Which option is not a primary BMP category for erosion prevention?
• Mon-visible pollutant monitoring is triggered by the potential for non-visible pollutants to be discharged from any project site.
• What does CASQA stand for?
• WDID numbers are issued by which system?
• Cable installation projects of more than 30 acres disturbed in project area or section designated as type 3 and directly discharging into receiving waters are subject to which following form of stormwater monitoring?
• Each project utilizing ATS shall have a site-specific operation and maintenance manual.
• Do type 1 LUPs typically have a high potential to impact storm water quality?
• In the California Construction General Permit, Minimum BMPs refer to
• Which is not an authorized non-storm water discharge source?
• Waste containers must be covered at the end of each day and during rain events.
• Which statement correctly describes ATS processing?
• In RUSLE, the A factor is expressed as what units?
• In the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), 'A' relates to
• What is the primary federal law governing storm water pollution and regulation?
• Which statement correctly describes the LRP signatory requirement?
• What is the most common pollutant in runoff from construction sites?
• CSMP stands for Construction Site Monitoring Program.
• Which list contains all factors used in RUSLE?
• What is the primary federal law governing storm water pollution and regulation?
• Which item is explicitly listed as part of the PRDs?
• Which unit is used to express turbidity in the context described?
• Monitoring requirements for LUP and Traditional Projects are the same.
• Before submitting a NOT, which condition must be satisfied?
• What is the difference between erosion and sedimentation?
• The LRP's approved signatory for the military must be:
• Active Treatment Systems (ATS) are evaluated using which metric?
• When does Risk Level 1 sampling have to occur?
• Continuous monitoring of ATS is required at a minimum interval of what?
• In the RUSLE equation, 'P' stands for
• The CGP follows a risk-based permitting approach. The project risk level is calculated using:
• A Compliance Storm Exemption may be available for what would otherwise be a NEL violation or RWMT.
• In the RUSLE model, which factor is most typically determined by site-specific conditions rather than from regional maps?
• Filed personnel in charge of ATA operations must complete how many hours of related training?
• Amendments to the SWPPP are the responsibility of which party?
• The 85th percentile in the context of water balance refers to which concept?
• Which program’s protocols are used for Level 3 bioassessments?
• Rainfall erosivity describes what?
• The person in charge of the utility company, municipality, or other agency that owns or operates the ____ may also serve as the LRP.
• The requirements for ATS are found in which attachment?
• When would bioassessment sampling take place?
• What is the primary responsibility of the Legally Responsible Person (LRP) under the CGP program?
• Which unit is used to express turbidity in the context described?
• Which construction activity is not covered under the CGP?
• Which statement best describes the LRP for traditional construction projects?
• How is coverage initiated under CGP?
• The post-construction standards under CGP apply to which projects?
• What is the minimum land disturbance in acres that triggers this permit?
• All PDRs must be certified by which party?
• The CGP follows a risk-based permitting approach. The project risk level is calculated using which two risks?
• DSA stands for
• All linear project SWPPPs must be developed to include Narrative BMPs which may or may not be drawn on a BMP map. Which option best represents this requirement?
• Which term identifies erosion potential due to storm energy in rainfall data?
• Soil roughness applied to a Disturbed Soil Area (DSA) tends to
• Which method requires computational proof for demonstrating final stabilization under the GP?
• If the rainfall erosivity factor reaches 5 or above, which action is triggered?
• A non-storm water discharge observed during inspection is documented by filing which type of report?
• Under the GP, is the Regional Water Board prohibited from asking sites to monitor additional parameters?
• The CGP required the following monitoring elements for all risk levels.
• SWAMP stands for
• Dry weight of a solid material pertains to which analytical parameters?
• What is the deadline for termination of CGP coverage after construction is complete or ownership is transferred?
• Which statement best describes when receiving water monitoring is required for Risk Level 3 sites?
• A NOT may be requested under the following conditions except:
• RUSLE stands for
• Unless otherwise noted, SWPPP documents are to be retained for
• Which of the following is an example of erosion control?
• RUSLE 2 computer modeling to demonstrate final stabilization will provide an estimate of soil loss in what units?
• Which is most true about ATS
• Submitting PRDs through SMARTS is allowed for which participant?
• Which statement about Minimum BMPs is true?
• In sire inspection reports for all risk level discharges, which weather information must be documented?
• The Construction General Permit applies to which projects according to the scope of DWQ-2009-0009?
• Bioassessment protocols for Level 3 projects must follow those found in which program?
• Which hydrological soil group has the highest infiltration rate?
• Which method demonstrates final stabilization other than the 70% final cover method or the RUSLE/RUSLE2 approach?
• Which document contains the BMP requirements for Type 2 LUPs?
• Where must records be available during construction?
• Which factor(s) of RUSLE can be based on site-specific analysis rather than maps?
• Natural products such as mulch used as seed do not need to be contained on site since they are biodegradable.
• LUP stands for which type of projects?
• Water balance (hydromodification) requirements are intended to manage pre-project storm volumes up to the ____ percentile
• Which two RUSLE factors are typically influenced by land management practices and site-specific factors?
• Which of the following is not a basis to demonstrate final stabilization?
• What is the CGP-approved method for pH analysis?
• Which of the following two factors are primary for making a risk determination?
• Under CGP, hydromodification requirements can be superseded by which plan?
• Records are required to remain onsite during the construction period for a minimum of ___.
• The QSD's role includes which task?
• During a routine inspection, if a non-storm water discharge is observed, what must be prepared?
• 'R' factor in risk assessment will vary based on
• RUSLE is an estimation of
• Which construction activity is not covered under the CGP?
• Turbidity is measured in
• What term is used for land areas affected by construction that may require revisions to coverage?
• Quarterly non-storm water discharge monitoring inspections are not required for which sites?
• What is the primary role of Regional Water Boards in relation to the General Permit?
• Which statement about RUSLE is true?
• Historical data that can be used to demonstrate final stabilization includes
• NPDES stands for?
• Which statement about the Small Construction Rainfall Erosivity Waiver is true?
• The BMP requirements for Type 2 LUPs are found in
• Which statement correctly describes who may serve as the LRP?
• Which two best represent an ATS 'mode of operation'?
• For traditional construction projects the LRP may be:
• Which role is primarily responsible for amendments to the SWPPP?
• For each day of discharge from a qualifying event, the absolute minimum number of pH or turbidity effluent samples is
• Risk Level 1 sampling is required for pollutants that are not visible. Which option represents this category?
• In the permit context, what does GP abbreviate?
• Which entity is the primary party responsible for obtaining and retaining forecast information from the National Weather Service?
• What is the primary function of Active Treatment Systems (ATS) in stormwater management?
• Sediment control BMPs are considered to be which type of measure?
• What is the primary storm water pollutant at a construction site?
• CASQA stands for which organization?
• Bioassessment exemptions may be allowed for projects in ecoregions with an index period that is outside of which phase?
• ATS monitoring always included all of the following except
• Which of the following best describes a LUP Type 3 Site?
• Are sediment control BMPs a primary or secondary means of preventing storm water contamination?
• The distinct descriptors used to differentiate Traditional from LUP projects are
• A discharger is considered covered by the CGP when____
• Under the GP, a discharger may adjust the total acreage covered when which condition applies?
• Inspection records have to be kept until the project is complete or three years whichever comes first.
• Discharges eligible for Rainfall Erosivity Waiver must occur during periods when the rainfall erosivity factor is less than what value?
• What is the civil penalty cap for a permit violation under the GP?
• REAPS apply to
• The K factor represents in RUSLE
• All projects are subject to monitoring for which parameters
• Are LUP projects subject to the post-construction standards in the CGP?
• Bioassessment monitoring is an assessment of the number and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in a water body.
• True or False: The CGP prohibits the Regional Water Board from asking sites to monitor other parameters.
• When required, risk level 1 discharge sampling is conducted during which time frame?
• Which entity is tasked to obtain and retain a printed copy of forecast information from the National Weather Service?
• ATS projects require a site-specific operation and maintenance manual.
• Who is responsible for identifying the monitoring locations in the SWPPP?
• Which of the following is one of the four distinct phases recognized by the General Permit?
• Which soil type is associated with the highest rate of infiltration into the soil?
• Which action is explicitly part of construction or demolition activities that may trigger the land disturbance threshold?
• The SWPPP shall be available?
• Sheet, rill, and slide are terms used to describe forms of
• In continuous ATS monitoring, what interval is required at minimum?
• The CGP applies to which type of pollution discharges?
• New owners of a permitted project must be notified of permit requirements by which entity?
• When are erosion and sediment controls required?
• Annual reports must contain all except
• Authorized non-storm water discharges may include those from which source?
• When does Risk Level 1 site have to sample?
• Two terms that best describe the difference between Traditional and LUP projects are
• Where must CGP termination filings be submitted?
• Which site type does not require quarterly non-storm water discharge monitoring inspections?
• Which statement about receiving water monitoring for Risk Level 3 sites is accurate?
• The legally authorized signatory required to certify PDRs is known as?
• Records related to LUPs may be retained in a crew member's vehicle and made available upon request. True or False?
• All projects are subject to which type of monitoring
• Bioassessment monitoring is the form used for cable installation projects over 30 acres with direct discharges into receiving waters.
• Site Administrative Penalties for sediment-laden water can result in fines of how much per gallon?
• When must pre-rain event inspections occur?
• Which of the following is true?
• If outside the pH and turbidity parameters, what action must the discharger take?
• What is the pH range and turbidity limit for Risk Level 2 & 3?
• Non-Stormwater reports are to be documented on what schedule?
• Which factor(s) of RUSLE must be changed to recalculate risk when the construction duration has changed?
• LUP projects can possibly have monitoring/reporting requirements for all except which item?
• Which pair of risk factors is considered primary when evaluating potential environmental impact of stormwater?
• ATS projects typically utilize which feature?
• REAP refers to
• CSMP and M&RP relate respectively to
• The Small Construction Rainfall Erosivity Waiver applies to sites of what size?
• When would receiving water monitoring occur?
• Which monitoring element is described as being used "as needed" under the CGP?